Bail-joint



B. A. RAYNOR.

HAIL mlm.

APPLICATION FILED-MAILS, 191B. 1,802,971 Patented May 6, 1919, .2 SHEETSSHEET l- To all 'wlw/lz! t may concern f Ul'SITnn sTaTns PATENT oFFioE.

BEN minion', `or MUsKoGEE, OKLAHOMA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Be it known that I, BEN A. RArNon, a citizen of the'United States,residing at Muskogee, in the county of Muskogee and State of Oklahoma,have invented rnew and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints," of? panyingdrawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail joint constructed in accordancewith this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 o'f Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the rail joint members, lookingtoward the inner face thereof.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a modification.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the base members illustrated inFig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the anglel or flange members. y

In the drawings the numerals 10 designate the` abutting ends of tworails which are connected in accordance with this invention.

Beneath the rails, and either resting on or arranged between certain ofthe ties for the rails is my improvement. The improvement, in thepreferred embodiment of the invention comprises a chair constructed oftwo lsimilar sections each including a base l1 on which the rails rest.The base, on the outer edge thereof is integrally formed with aninwardly extending plate or flange 12, the under face of which beingarranged at an inclination as indicated by the numeral 13 and this faceis adapted to rest on the upper face of the base flange of the rails 10.Passing through the plate or iiange 12, the base flanges of the railsand the base 11 of the joint chair members are bolts 14, the same havingtheir threadedends extending above the straight faces of the flange 12and the said ends engaged by the nuts 15. Suit- Specicaton of LettersPatent.

Patented May 6, 1919.

Application filed March 8, 1918. Serial No. 221,267.

able means may be provided for locking the nuts on the bolts `ifdesired.

The straight base portion 11 of each of the joint chair sectionsterminates approximately centrally of the rails 10, and is provided,upon its inner edge with a depending vertically disposed flange 16. Theflanges 16, `upon the confronting faces thereof are provided withlongitudinally extending ribs 17 and depressions 18 between the ribs,and the ribs 17 of one of the fianges are designed to be received in thedepressions or grooves 18 of the co-acting flange. Passing through thefianges 16 are bolts 19 which are engaged by nuts 20 and these nuts maybe also provided with any suitable means for locking the saine yon thebolt.

In Figs. 5 to 7 the base members 21 of the joint chair sections 22 arenot integrally formed with the over-lying flanges, but in other respectsare substantially similar to the construction previously described. The

base of each of the sections 22 is provided y with a longitudinallyextending depressed portion 23 and these alining depressed portionsprovide a pocket for the-base flange of the rails 241. The numeral25designates the removable rail engaging plates, the same resting uponthe straight upper faces of the base'member's 21, outward of the pocket23 and being 0f a length equaling the length of the remaindery of thechair. The members V25 have'their under faces, from their inner edgesbeveled or arranged at an angle as indicated by the numerals 26 andthese angular sections contact with the upper faces of the lbase flangesof the rails. The members 25 are secured on the base of the chairsections through the medium of bolts 27 which pass through suitableopenings in' the base portions 21 and through the members 25 as well asthrough suitable openings in the base iange of the rails. The threadedends of the bolts are projected beyond the outer face of the members 25and are engaged by nuts 28, any suitable meansbeing provided for lockingthe nuts, if desired. By reference to the drawings it will be noted thatthe ribs are substantially V-shaped in cross section and providesubstantially V-shaped grooves therebetween. The ribs and grooves varearranged longitudinally over the entire mits of the same being readilyinserted in the grooves, and when the nuts are tightened on the bolts atight frictional engagement is afforded between the co-engaging tonguesand grooves.

It is believed, from the foregoing description that the simplicity andadvantages of the construction will be apparent without further detaileddescription.

Having thus described the vinvention what I claim is:

` A rail oint .comprising a chair constructed of two nienribersv eachincluding a base on which the rails rest, tliebase :portion of each ofthe members, at the confronting ends thereof', having a dependingfflange, the confrontingy faces of the said flanges having their entiresurfaces kprovided With longitudinally -arranged substantially V-shapedtongues and substantially V-shaped grooves between the tongues, the saidtongues and grooves ,extending the entire length of the flanges, thetongues on one of the-fflanges designed to bet-received in the groovesof the co-acting flange, and transverse binding' elements connectingAthe flanges.

In testimony whereof I aixmy signature.

BEN "A, RAYNGR

